Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. Brief History The Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. (MCPI) is a network of 41 institutions working towards the rapid development of the microfinance industry in the Philippines. The 41 institutions include 34 practitioners and 7 service providers. While membership among the practitioners is currently dominated by non-government organizations (NGOs)‚ the roster of practitioners also includes microfinance-oriented rural banks‚ one thrift
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products. Equilibrium price down-sloping along the demand curve while quantity in both market increased to some extent. b. In inelastic demand of pharmaceutical drugs‚ the percentage change in price is greater than the percentage change in quantity demanded. While in elastic demand‚ the percentage in price is less than the percentage change in quantity demanded. When the quantity at each price is doubled in both markets‚ a 50% reduction in price would cause a smaller increase in quantity in inelastic
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Macro social structure focuses on the bigger picture: are there any patterns of certain things occurring in a certain population or place? Weber describes macro social structural trends as being “often represented analytically as a set of lifeless statistics about different populations.”; she sees it as data and information. Looking
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preferences exhibit a diminishing marginal rate of substitution. Is Rebecca correct? Explain. Section II Answer Three of the following four questions. Show all your calculations. Each question is worth 20 points. Answer only three questions. Q1. The market for fresh oranges is characterized by the following: Qd = 40 – 2.5Po + 0.1Y and a supply function of the form QS = 1.5P – 8. Where Po is the price of oranges and quantity is measured in bushels. a. Calculate the equilibrium price and quantity of
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If you were having a conversation with a Keynesian and a Classical economist‚ and the conversation turned to why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ how would each economist explain unemployment and what policies would each advocate? If I were having a conversation about why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ with a Keynesian and a Classical economist I think that the economists would explain
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What are Micro Nutrients? Each flowering plant requires minor elements or micronutrients besides the chemical or organic fertilizers. These micronutrients help the plant in many ways‚ such as give more numbers of flowers‚ larger flower size and good luster of the petals. The above diagram shows symptoms associated with deficiency (shortage) of each micronutrient in the plant. If your plant has any micronutrient deficiencies‚ it will warn you by showing these symptoms on the leaves
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Starbucks Macro-Environmental Analysis Starbucks is very well positioned to take advantage of sustained income due to a variety of strategic macro-environmental variables affecting its performance. Starbucks stage is the entire world‚ therefore must take into consideration the local countries current technological‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political/legal environment‚ but also the interplay between countries as well. Starbucks cannot simply adapt completely policies and marketing
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ECONOMICS Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Principles of Macroeconomics 9e by Case‚ Fair and Oster PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS CHAPTER 3 Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium Demand‚ Supply‚ and Market Equilibrium 3 CHAPTER OUTLINE Firms and Households: The Basic Decision-Making Units Input Markets and Output Markets: The Circular Flow Demand in Product/Output Markets Changes in Quantity Demanded versus
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suitable diagrams‚ the impact of external costs and external benefits on resource allocation; (2.5 marks) An externality is a cost or benefit imposed on people other than the consumer or producer of a good. When external costs are present‚ the market equilibrium use of natural resources is inefficient because the social benefit is less than the social cost. Positive externalities or external benefits impose a positive effect on the third party. Eg: Vaccinations provide a direct benefit to
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System Terms and definitions: * * Financial system * Financial market * Financial intermediaries * Market for loanable funds * Real interest rate * Investment tax credit * Budget deficit * Budget surplus * Balanced budget * National saving * Private saving * Public saving Questions 1. What is the role of the financial system? Name and describe two markets that are part of the financial system in our economy. Name and describe two financial
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